The Piano

The Piano
Author: Robert Palmieri
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 552
Release: 2004-06-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1135949646

First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Organ

The Organ
Author: Douglas Earl Bush
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 696
Release: 2006
Genre: Organ (Musical instrument)
ISBN: 0415941741

Organ, Volume 3 of the Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments, includes articles on the organ family of instruments, including famous players, composers, instrument builders, the construction of the instruments and related terminology. It is the first complete reference on this important family of keyboard instruments that predated the piano. The contributors include major scholars of music and musical instruments from around the world.

Deluxe Encyclopedia of Piano Chords

Deluxe Encyclopedia of Piano Chords
Author: Bob Kroepel
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2010-10-07
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1609747925

The Deluxe Encyclopedia of Piano Chords is a thorough analysis of chords and how to use them as applied to the piano keyboard. Virtually every conceivable chord in all inversions is shown in bass and treble clef notation as well as in keyboard graphics. This study does not only list chord types; it also explains how each type of chord is constructed. In addition, the text provides information on usage, scales, and rhythm patterns. This valuable volume will enable the keyboardist to effectively use and apply the full diversity of chord possibilities in creating interesting, personal, and colorful musical styles.

The World Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments

The World Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments
Author: Max Wade-Matthews
Publisher: Lorenz Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Musical instruments
ISBN: 9780754805700

A comprehensive encyclopedia of musical instruments, covering all sections of the orchestra: strings, woodwind and brass, percussion, keyboard and the voice, as well as historical, rare and non-western instruments. An illustrated guide to instruments and their historical relatives, with specially commissioned photographs of all the modern instruments. Famous players, orchestras and concert halls, and the role of the composer and the conductor. A history of music-making, beginning with man's first discovery of music and its development in the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece, India, China and Japan, charting key turning points such as the invention of the bow and valves, and ending with the modern instruments of the twentieth century. Includes information on the evolution of the orchestra -- from medieval consorts, baroque and classical orchestras, through to the modern symphony orchestra we know today. Explores other forms such as folk music, brass and military bands, country music, jazz bands, big bands and pop groups.

Harpsichord and Clavichord

Harpsichord and Clavichord
Author: Igor Kipnis
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 548
Release: 2007
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780415937658

The Harpsichord and Clavichord, An Encyclopedia includes articles on this family of instruments, including famous players, composers, instruments builders, the construction of the instruments, and related terminology. It is the first complete reference on this important family of keyboard instruments. The contributors include major scholars of music and musical instrument history from around the world. It completes the three-volume Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments.

Encyclopedia of Percussion

Encyclopedia of Percussion
Author: John H. Beck
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 467
Release: 2013-11-26
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1317747682

The Encyclopedia of Percussion is an extensive guide to percussion instruments, organized for research as well as general knowledge. Focusing on idiophones and membranophones, it covers in detail both Western and non-Western percussive instruments. These include not only instruments whose usual sound is produced percussively (like snare drums and triangles), but those whose usual sound is produced concussively (like castanets and claves) or by friction (like the cuíca and the lion’s roar). The expertise of contributors have been used to produce a wide-ranging list of percussion topics. The volume includes: (1) an alphabetical listing of percussion instruments and terms from around the world; (2) an extensive section of illustrations of percussion instruments; (3) thirty-five articles covering topics from Basel drumming to the xylophone; (4) a list of percussion symbols; (5) a table of percussion instruments and terms in English, French, German, and Italian; and (6) an updated section of published writings on methods for percussion.

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments
Author: Bozhidar Abrashev
Publisher: Konemann
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-02
Genre: Musical instruments
ISBN: 9780841602687

This book is directed towards a wide audience including not only the relative newcomer to the wonders of music but also those presently engaged in the study of an instrument or pursuing music as a profession, musical instrument dealers and collectors.